411 REFERENCE · Wikipedia
1750 in architecture
Reference material by Wikipedia contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
none
1750 architecture
The year 1750 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
thumb|Westminster Bridge, painted by Canaletto before completion
November 18 – Westminster Bridge across the River Thames in London, designed by Swiss-born engineer Charles Labelye, is officially opened.The London Encyclopaedia Ben Weinreb Hibbert, Christopher Macmillan 1995 0-333-57688-8 976
Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, England, is commissioned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon (later 1st Baron Scarsdale), to be designed by James Paine and Matthew Brettingham.
Calcot Park, Berkshire, England, is rebuilt by John Blagrave, following a fire.Berkshire History: Calcot Park (Tilehurst) http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/calcot_park.html Nash Ford Publishing 2001 2007-09-25Berkshire History: The Legend of Frances Kendrick's Marriage (Calcot) http://www.berkshirehistory.com/legends/berkslady01.html Nash Ford Publishing 2001 2007-09-25
William Halfpenny publishes Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste in England.
Buildings and structures
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1750
Buildings
Azm Palace, Damascus
Christoffel Vought Farmstead, New Jersey
Preservation Hall, a private residence in the New Orleans French Quarter (it will serve as a tavern during the War of 1812)
Fort Rensellear in Canajoharie, New York
Births
January 21 – François Baillairgé, architect, painter and sculptor (died 1830)
May 20 – William Thornton, British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect (died 1828)
date unknown – John Booth, architect and surveyor (died 1843)
probable – Thomas Baldwin, English surveyor and architect in Bath (died 1820)
Deaths
September 5 – Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (born 1706)
References
*